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Shah Wali Ullah (1703–1762), the great Indian Islamic scholar and reformer, translated the Holy Quran into Persian at a time when Persian was the lingua franca of the Muslim elite in the Indian subcontinent. His translation, titled "Fath al-Rahman," was significant because it made the Quran accessible to the educated Muslim masses who understood Persian but not Arabic. Later, his sons Shah Abdul Qadir and Shah Rafiuddin translated the Quran into Urdu, further expanding accessibility.

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Shah Wali Ullah Dehlavi was a prominent Hanafi scholar, theologian, and reformer of 18th-century India. His Persian translation of the Quran was a landmark achievement because it was the first complete translation of the Quran into Persian in the Indian subcontinent. He also wrote numerous other works, including "Hujjatullah al-Baligha," and his efforts laid the foundation for Islamic revival in South Asia.

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